Saif to fill in Akshay’s vacated shoes
Saif Ali Khan seems to be taking a lot of cast-offs these days as we reveal that he will now star in Shirish Kunder’s Joker.
Hot on the heels of Saif accepting the lead in Farhan Akhtar’s next directorial, which was refused by Irrfan Khan, he has now been roped in place of Akshay Kumar. According to a source, “Naturally, Kunder was disappointed. However, he wasted no time and roped in Saif Ali Khan to play the title role. In fact, Saif is very enthusiastic about the film.”
Apparently, Akshay left after discovering Shah Rukh Khan was not to produce this film. The source adds, “Shirish had creative differences with SRK and the two had a fall-out following which, Akshay also had a change of mind. It is not clear if he was having second thoughts about the role or whether it was the money he was offered. He sent a message to Kunder that he is not interested in the film anymore.”
Shooting will begin on Joker, a fantasy comedy set in the future, early next year.
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